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Category Archives: Races
A Modest Proposal
Does anyone else feel that Ghent-Wevelgem’s move to the Sunday before Flanders has left a gaping hole in the middle of the week between the Ronde and Roubaix? Ghent-Wevelgem used to be the perfect mid-Monument event, keeping the excitement high, the anticipation peaked, and offering the possibility for some intense racing from those teams … Continue reading
Monday Musette – Wrapping-up the Ronde
Two Monuments down and two to go so far this spring—can it get any more exciting? Here’s what we saw during yesterday’s Tour of Flanders: 1. With his fantastic win yesterday, Saxo Bank-Sunguard’s Nick Nuyens joined the upper echelon of contemporary Belgian classics stars, adding the Ronde to a resume that already includes the … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Races
Tagged ballan, Cancellara, hincapie, leukemans, nuyens, riis, Sylvain Chavanel, Tom Boonen, tour of flanders
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2011 Tour of Flanders/Ronde van Vlaanderen – Preview
After his dominant performance in last Saturday’s E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, Leopard Trek’s Fabian Cancellara is the undisputed top favorite for Sunday’s Tour of Flanders.  So the question remains: can anyone defeat him? Here’s a rundown of ten riders I feel have the best chance to upset Spartacus in his bid for a second-consecutive victory … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancellara, flecha, Phillippe Gilbert, preview, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Tom Boonen, tour of flanders
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Tour of Flanders (de Ronde van Vlaanderen): The Contenders
Thanks to last weekend’s racing at E3 Prijs & Gent ~ Wevelgem the two favourites like cream have risen to the top. The way in which they won typically are the only two ways you can win a race, either from a daring breakaway or a bunch gallop. I figure that Cancellara must be a … Continue reading
3 Days of De Panne – Mid-Race Mini-Preview
The 35th KBC Driedaagse van De Panne-Koksijde began today with Stage 1 of the four-stage/three-day event. The final warm-up for many riders before this Sunday’s Tour of Flanders, De Panne has increasingly seen less of the Ronde’s top favorites take part as they choose to avoid risking an event often known for flu-causing weather and … Continue reading
E3 is Dead. Long Live E3.
If the order of this weekend’s events were reversed – that is to say, if the racing came before the pre-race media posturing from everybody who’s not a bike racer looking to gain a bit of exposure for whatever they’ve got to say – then it would come as a pretty serious surprise that the … Continue reading